Cable securing hook and glider



3, 1938. A. F. MANTZ CABLE SECURING HOOK AND GLIDER Original Filed April 1, 1956,

Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Original application April 1, 1936, Serial No. Divided and this application May 7,

1937, Serial No. 141,270

' 6 Claims. (Cl. 1s 202) My invention relates generally to spring sash balances, and more particularly to a combined hook and glider that is utilized for securing the sash supporting wire or cable to the lower corner of the sash, and the construction herein described and claimed is a division of the subject-matter set forth in my copending application for U. S. Letters Patent on Spring sash balances, filed April 1, 1936, Serial Number 72,066 and now matured into 1 Patent No. 2,117,896, dated May 1'7, 1938.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive one-piece hook that is capable of being easily and quickly applied to the lower corner of a windowsash for the purpose of supporting said cash from. a spring balance located in the pulley stile or jamb, and said hook being constructed so as to function as a glider to yieldingly bear upon the face of the pulley stile or jamb, thereby providing for the free and easy operation of the sash during its vertical movement, also the movement of the cable or wire as it winds onto and from the drum within the spring sash balance.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cable securing hook and glider of the-class described that tends to maintain the cash in proper position with its upright side members or stiles parallel with the jambs or pulley stiles of the window frame; and, further, to prevent rattling and binding of the sash during its vertical movement, and eliminating the necessity for the placing of spring gliders or the like on pposite sides of the cash.

3 my invention consists in certain features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

40 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cable securing hook and glider constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing por- 45 tions of a pulley stile or lamb and the lower corner of a windowsash, and showing the cable securing hook and glider applied to said sash.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the lower portion of a window stile and showing the cable 50 securing hook and glider applied thereto.

Referring by numerals to, the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, I0 designates a substantially L-shaped hook, preferably formed of metal 55 havinga certain degree of resiliency, and formed With the foregoing and other objects in view' integral with the free end of the horizontal leg of said hook is an upturned lip II that is adapted to be driven into the underside of the sash to which the device is applied.

Formed in the L-shaped hook, preferably at a 5 point adjacent the upturned lip II, is an aperture l2 for the reception of the end portion of the cable or wire C that is attached to the hook.

A portion of the metal from which the hook is formed is extended downwardly and outwardly 10 from the upper end of the vertical leg of the L- shaped member In to form an outwardly bound spring l3 that functions as a glider to engage and bear against the face of the pulley stile or jamb during the vertical movement of the cash to which the hook is applied.

Formed in the upper portion of the resilient glider l3 and the upper portion of the vertical leg ill of the hook, is a short slot M for the accommodation of the cable or wire C. 29

When the hook is applied to the cable, the lower portion of the latter projects downwardly through the aperture l4 and bears against the rear or outer face of the vertical leg or hook. Said wire or cable passes beneath the horizontal leg of the body ll! of the hook and the end of said cable extends upwardly through aperture l2 and is bent downwardly so as to lie directly on top of the horizontal leg of the hook, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

When my improved hook and glider is installed portions of the outer 'and under faces of the stile of the sash are recessed, as designated by l5, for the accommodation of the hook and after the cable orwire C has been properly attached to the hook the latter is placed in the recess l5 and with upward pressure or a few light blows with a hammer or like tool, the prong, or lip H is driven into the under face of the sash, as illustrated in Fig. 2. 40 When the hook is thus positioned the spring glider l3 bears against the face of the pulley stile or jamb and the cable passes upwardly between the stile. of the sash and the pulley stile.

The outwardly bowed slider spring [3 bears with yielding resistance against the pulley stile, thus maintaining the sash in parallelism with the pulley stiles which provides for the free and easy operation of said sash and the supporting cable. Thespring functions as an anti-rattler and it is only necessary to utilize one glider on each sash to achieve the desired results. 7

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a cable securing hook and glider that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very eifective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and. construction of the various parts of my improved cable securing hook and glider may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A cable securing hook and glider comprising a substantially L-shaped member, a prong projecting upwardly from the free end of the horizontal leg of said member, a resilient plate secured to and depending from the upper portion of the vertical leg of said L-shaped member, andv said hook and glider being provided with an aperture for the reception of a flexible member that connects said hook and glider to a sash balance.

2. A combined cable securing hook and glider formed in a single piece from resilient metal and comprising a substantially L-shaped member, a prong projecting upwardly from the outer end of the horizontal leg of said member, an outwardly bowed plate depending from the upper portion of the vertical leg of said L-shaped member and there being openings formed in the lower and upper portions of said hook and glider for the reception of a flexible member that connects said hook and glider with a sash balance.

3. A cable securing hook and glider comprising a substantially L-shaped member, a resilient plate secured to and depending from an upper portion of the vertical leg of said member, and the horizontal leg of said hook and glider having an aperture therethrough for the reception of a flexible member for connecting said hook and glider to a sash balance.

4. A combined cable securing hook and glider comprising, a substantially L-shaped member, an outwardly bowed plate of resilient metal depending from an upper portion of the vertical leg of said member, means for passing a flexible connection for said member and a sash balance downwardly between said leg and said plate, and means for securing said connection to said memher.

5. A combined cable securing hook and glider, comprising a substantially L-shaped member, an outwardly bowed plate of resilient metal depending from an upper portion of the vertical leg of said member, means for passing a flexible connection for said member and a sash balance downwardly between said leg and said plate, and means for securing said connection to the horizontal leg of said member.

6. A combined cable securing hook and glider,

comprising a substantially L-shaped member, an outwardly bowed plate of resilient metal depending from an upper portion of the vertical leg of said member, means for passing a flexible con-- nection for said member and a sash balance downwardly between said leg and said plate, and means for securing said connection to a lower portion of said member.

ALOYSIUS F. MAN TZ. 

